Salary Dryer Supervisor - TBD - Glendale, OR

JOB DESCRIPTION

Glendale Plywood

 

Position Title:  Dryer Supervisor

Reports to:  Plant Manger

Department: Dryers

Hours per shift: 12 Hours, 4 Days a Week

                                   

Wage: Salary

Position Purpose: Overseeing the Dryer operation from feeding to off bearing including veneer inventory management.

Monitoring Dryer emissions to ensure environmental compliance and ensuring proper heat and speed applications for proper veneer drying.

Routine inspections for fires and plug-ups and proper dryer functionality are required.

Dryer Tender ensures that all mechanical and electrical functions of the Dryer are performing correctly.

Dryer Tender schedules and conducts all required crew trainings and is responsible for the direction of the dryer crew to meet all company standards and policies.

Position requires breaking employees for meal periods and paid breaks.

Dryer Tender maintains an accurate written log of sizes and species of veneer, including downtime reports and reasons for downtime.

Dryer tender is required to attend weekly meeting to discuss production issues and opportunities.

Position Functions:

 

Essential Functions

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These duties are designated as ADA Essential Functions and must be performed in this job.

Operator walks around the Dryers on a frequent basis looking for hazards and issues

Operator walks 30 to 35 minutes per hour, and uses hands, wrists, and forearms to grasp, move, and release the veneer sheets roughly 25-35 times per hour.

Each piece of veneer is 4’x8’ and weighs approximately 14-37 lbs.

After a reasonable probation period Dryer Supervisor is required to continuously improve production rates until they have reached production expectations.

These expectations vary with veneer species and thickness as some dry faster than others.

Operator will be responsible for accurately reporting downtime on daily written reports and  calculating production averages daily, and other reports and calculations required as needed

Provides direct supervision to all swing shift dryer employees.

Responsible for insuring all employees’ are properly trained in the Dryer department in Safety, Quality and Production.

Maintains quality and production levels and enforces company policies fairly and consistently.

Continually look for ways to develop and implement new processes and improve existing processes.

Ensures our core values (ACES) are consistently demonstrated in the way we conduct our operations and interact with each other.

 

 

Non-Essential Functions

These duties are secondary in nature and are not classified as ADA essential.

Other duties as assigned by Superintendent and/or Manager.

                     

Working Environment:  (1) Inside 90%, average temperature 70 degrees F (2) Outside 10%; extreme low temperature 10 degrees F, extreme high temperature 105 degrees F.  Noise or vibration:   Machine noise to include machine be...